Accreditation and CLE Rules for Florida

National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is a Florida Bar Accredited CLE Sponsor (CLE Sponsor # 0185716). Attorneys can earn all 30 hours including the 5 ethics hours requirement through the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. Preapproved courses offered by the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education have been directly approved by The Florida Bar and come with unique Florida Bar course codes which enables easy and quick reporting. “Self-Report” courses come with prefilled forms for easy self-reporting to the FL Bar.

Florida Registered Paralegals can satisfy all 30 mandated continuing education hours with our preapproved courses since they are directly approved by The Florida Bar.

Accepted CLE Formats: Audio, Video and Online programs. Excess hours may not be carried forward from one cycle to the next. Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE. The Certificate of Completion issued by National Academy may be used to verify attendance.

Effective January 1, 2017, each attorney shall complete a minimum of 33 credit hours of approved continuing legal education activity every 3 years. Five of the 33 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics, professionalism, bias elimination, substance abuse, or mental illness awareness programs and 3 of the 33 credit hours must be in approved technology programs which are included in, not addition to, the regular 33 credit hour requirement. If an attorney completes more than 33 credit hours during any reporting cycle, the excess credits cannot be carried over to the next reporting cycle. *Compliance for the new rule will begin in the member’s next reporting cycle following the January 1, 2017 effective date. So the first deadline for completing the requirements of the new rule will be on 12/31/2019. The new rule does not apply to paralegals, their requirement remains the same.

Florida CLE - Featured Courses

This is a listing of Featured CLE Courses for Florida.
Please make your selection below of Florida CLE courses. Our courses are available on CDs, DVDs, Online & Mobile App.
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As most of you know, the “First Sale Doctrine” is a provision in copyright law that permits the owner of a copy of a copyrighted item to sell or transfer that item to another person. In other words if you buy a book or movie CD, you can sell or give away that copy without running afoul of copyright law
But there are, of course, lots of nuances and exceptions to this rule. For example, the protection only covers works that were “lawfully made” under the copyright act, and it only protect...

Attorney client relationships are based on many factors, but underlying it all is a business transaction. And like all business transactions, payment for services rendered is an essential factor. But as billing systems and retainer agreements have become more complicated, they have also come under greater scrutiny. It has become far more common for disciplinary authorities to inspect these agreements and incur significant penalties for those who violate the rules. This informative CLE course,...

Today’s fiscal crisis has made the potential for bankruptcy a shocking reality for many. Few corporations or individuals are prepared for the complexities and procedural issues the process entails. This informative CLE course will outline the various benefits to corporations, investors and debtors in filing for Chapter 11. The course will also explain different types of bankruptcies and explain how to reclassify secured debt into unsecured debt, the process for the free and clear sale of asset...

Most family law attorneys know that a retirement account can be their best asset or their worse liability in a domestic relations case, depending on how they approach these highly complex assets. The failure to cover the specific benefits related to retirement account in settlement and/or trial can set a client up for dissatisfaction, or worse yet, set their attorney up for a malpractice claim.
In this one-hour presentation, nationally-renowned QDRO attorney Matthew L. Lundy, Esq. ta...

Estate Planning is perhaps the most comprehensive means of building, preserving arranging and distributing assets, both before and after death. But the construction of a secure estate plan requires both the knowledge of the elements of estate planning and how to maneuver within the confines of the legal requirements.
This instructive CLE course will explain the primary documents involved, the various advantages of estate planning, wills probates and power of attorney, death planning and the...

There is perhaps no relationship more fraught with conflict than that of a landlord and tenant. And yet, it is a relationship that is governed primarily by specific laws and statutes. This CLE course will review NJ’s various legal requirements which must be adhered to regardless of the specifics of a rental contract. The course will explain the various legal statutes and offer specific examples for illustration.

Finding, hiring and retaining good employees are perhaps the most difficult aspects of running a business. Add in the complication of hiring minors, interns and volunteers, and the issue is fraught with legal pitfalls.
This CLE course will review the various legal considerations in hiring minors, interns and volunteers in NJ as well as the importance of following strict legal guidelines in hiring, firing and record keeping. The course will review the minimum age requirements, explain t...

This fascinating CLE course focuses on an oft-ignored but critical aspect of practicing law: the relationship between in-house and outside counsel. Presented by Mitchell Falber, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel for ABC Carpet & Home, the course is designed to address both in-house attorneys and general attorneys who may be retained as outside counsel and is a first-hand look at the importance of creating and maintaining meaningful and constructive partnerships between attorn...

There are countless details to be dealt with when moving to a new country. One of the most complicated is taxes. This CLE course will explain everything the pre-immigrant needs to know about creating a solid, viable and executable tax strategy. The course will explain the difference between Non-Resident Alien and Resident Alien status for tax purposes and how that status may impact your obligations. The course will also explain how to determine your income tax residency starting date and the v...

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